- Date
- June 22, 1980
- Place
- Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N888CAAero Comndr 500B
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800622022519A
- Case key
- 130859
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1248 80/6/22 OMAHA,NE AERO COMNDR 500B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2140 N888CA PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 38, 6554 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1317 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,KS OMAHA,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- NOSE LDG GEAR DRAG BRACE 1IN ABOVE CENTER,MANUAL STATES BRACE SHOULD BE 1.2 TO 1.4IN BELOW CENTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N888CA
- Reported as
- Aero Comndr 500B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eppley Field
N888CARegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Aero Commander 500-BAirframe modelAero Commander 500-BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N888CA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.